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Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens host "The Rhythms of the East"

Cherry Valley, California, Oct. 18, 2009
Raj- NRIpress.com

The Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens celebrates "The Rhythms of the East" on Oct. 18, 2009 at 9401 Oak Glen Road, Cherry Valley, California. The program was organized by Baljit Toor, on behalf of The Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens and started around 3pm. Rhythms of the East, a Music program, is a bridge to the cultural gap between of people from all backgrounds by sharing music and culture that not only inspire natives of the region but also those who are unfamiliar.

Janice Miller is one of those who was inspired by Asha Bhosle and Lata mageskar, two famous Indian singers. She began singing their classic songs and shocked everyone, when she started singing the songs of an old Punjabi folk singer from Pakistan, Mallika e' Tarrnum Noorjahan. Songs like “ Sanu nehr wale pule te bula ke, te apay mahi kithe rah giya" are very difficult to sing even for a trained voice. Janice Miller impressed a lot of people who requested. She flown out from Dallas, where she has established her music group and Rizwan Pirzada also entertain the audience with his lovely voice of famous Indian songs.

This was their fifth year event, and was very successful. The program was sponsored by the very generous support of people like Dr. Mohammad Aslam, Dr.Gurmeet and Malwinder Multani MD,Rajinder Mahal & Parveen Mahal from SITA World travel, Dr. Nwazish Qazi, Ashok Dhingra, Hiral Patel from Hampton inn and suites.Dr. Parnav Mehta,Charanjeet Singh, Harish and Rajni Kapoor, Mr. and Mrs. Harbhajan and Sharanjit Samara from Punjab Produce, Ashok and Vanita Dhingra from Akd Engineering management Dr. Ahsan and Nwzish Qazi from Qazi medical Group, Kanwal Randhawa from prism insurance, Tina from elegant affairs, Baljit Toor and the countless people involved every year. There were some other activities like henna painting, clothes, jewelry and fun for everyone. The program was free to the public. People from all cultures enjoyed the concert from 4-7pm in the beautiful set up of The Edward-Dean museum& Gardens.

The Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens celebrated its 50th anniversary and grand re-opening. The museum will be presenting a special exhibition, “Live the Legacy”, featuring artifacts donated since 1966. Free to the public, the Opening Reception was from 2 pm to 4 pm. They invited all the friends and supporters, past, present and future who have helped them reach this milestone to share this event with them.

The museum has been closed since May 11 for renovations, making this the longest closure in the museums history. The renovations have been highly anticipated and much needed for the aging building. Some of the more extensive and much needed repairs being done include modernizing the lighting, replacing floor coverings and crumbling plaster, and installing new humidity controllers.

The repairs have allowed the museum and gardens to fulfill its original function as a community arts and event center and to continue to serve the public as an institutional gem, offering a renovated structure to house the thousands of rare and beautiful objects that make up its collection.

The museums grand re-opening was followed by Rhythms of the East from 4 to 7 pm, one of a series of free concerts being hosted by the museum. After October 18, 2009, the Museum will resume its regular schedule of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, closed county holidays. General admission is $5.00, with children 12 and under free. The Gift Shop offers a variety of unique items for sale, Pai Pai Pearls, with fine arts and jewelry on consignment. Be sure to see Live the Legacy and the other precious collections at the Edward-Dean museum & Gardens at 9401 Oak Glen Road, Cherry Valley, CA. For more information, call the Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens at 951-845-2626, or visit, www.edward-deanmuseum.org.

People were having such a wonderful time watching the gidha and Bhangra and, the participants in the giddha and Bhangra teams were, Arashdeep Sidhu, Tina Bhasin, Sophie Bhasin, Ritu Sandhu, Aman Grewal, Harleen Brar, and Preet Gill. Boys team from Vap Club Inland Empire were Manjot Bhangoo, Parminder Singh, Asim Munawar, Sonu Bhasin and Monu Bhasin and music by Chatdhole Entertainment.

Catering was provided by Haandi, which is located in Rancho Cucamongo California, and the food was excellent. India Bazaar by Puja/Lata and Henna painting by House Of Beauty. Baljit Toor was the main organizer for this program and she thanked to all sponsors and also to those who participant in this program. The program ended around 7pm. and everybody enjoyed this wonderful program

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